Don’t leave Kaiputras behind in the name of development
22 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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A case for turning Dhaka's flyovers into rainwater harvesters
11 hour(s) ago
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A watchdog without teeth: The problems with the draft NHRC Act
22 June 2026, 08:00 AM
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Budget 2026-2027: A structurally old yet inspirationally new budget
21 June 2026, 10:00 AM
OPEN SKY
Is the UK heading for a leadership change at the top?
8 hour(s) ago
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Justice for the weak, immunity for the powerful
21 June 2026, 11:00 AM
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Are our laws doing enough to address gambling?
21 June 2026, 09:00 AM
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Why Bangladesh’s small producers struggle to scale, and how to help them
21 June 2026, 00:00 AM
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How to restore the moral compass of corporate banking
20 June 2026, 12:00 PM
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We cannot avoid the moral questions behind the measles and Ad-din crises
20 June 2026, 10:00 AM
Blowin’ in the Wind
Is forcing our educators to resign the right way to go?
While demanding justice for those guilty of such wrongdoing is fair, being affiliated with a political party alone shouldn’t warrant such claims.
30 August 2024, 12:30 PM
The invisible prisoners of state
The current government must also identify those who have been killed during their disappearances.
30 August 2024, 08:30 AM
'Let my blood bring peace to the sacred soil of Bengal'
If it had not been for the student’s uprising, the heaviness of the pain for many in a similar situation would not have been relieved.
30 August 2024, 05:18 AM
The interim government must not fail
We now have another opportunity to get things right and the challenge is to manage aspirations and expectations.
30 August 2024, 03:00 AM
'We want you to die. We won’t have to kill you then.'
Never did I imagine that I would be a victim of enforced disappearance one day.
30 August 2024, 02:00 AM
How could we have descended to such depravity?
Extrajudicial killings and disappearances should never reappear
29 August 2024, 18:00 PM
Rickshaw pullers’ demands and our entrenched classism
Rickshaw pullers were labelled as opportunists who were simply following the trend of making demands.
29 August 2024, 09:00 AM
We must be bold with health sector reforms
While we have made significant achievements, complacency cannot be allowed
29 August 2024, 06:00 AM
The necessity for substantive police reform
For police reform to be substantive, the first order of business should be the enactment of a new Police Act
29 August 2024, 05:00 AM
Bangladesh’s Rawalpindi Test win provides some much-needed room for reflection
We can have a national cricket team who can do it all. The win in Rawalpindi is an indication of it.
29 August 2024, 04:00 AM
Transitions, coins, and lenses
Business associations have been subjected to an endless game of masquerade where garlands, pictures and faces changed with the direction of the political wind.
29 August 2024, 02:00 AM
DU must lead by example in abolishing partisan politics
The university should abandon all party-based politics through a policy and define the scope of student politics
28 August 2024, 11:25 AM
Time to end discriminatory quotas in civil service promotions
The struggle against discriminatory quotas in civil service promotions is far from over.
28 August 2024, 11:00 AM
Volunteerism for collective healing
These acts of community service and volunteering to stand up for others should also become a defining characteristic of the people of Bangladesh.
28 August 2024, 09:00 AM
2024 floods: Facts, feelings, and the art of engineering diplomacy
With communication lines down and vital infrastructure damaged, the interim government faces the dual challenge of managing the disaster and combating the surge of misinformation.
28 August 2024, 04:00 AM
A good national address to start with
The chief adviser elaborately laid out his vision of the reforms, for which he must be commended
28 August 2024, 02:00 AM
Legality and morality: Sometimes friends, mostly foes
In most instances, legality and morality are at opposing poles of philosophical debates and pragmatic applications.
27 August 2024, 14:00 PM
July 2024 uprising: The lions need their own historians
It is inspiring to see Gen Z carving out its own pathway by taking concrete actions rather than resorting to empty rhetoric
27 August 2024, 09:04 AM
Law reforms crucial for justice and fairness
Bearing in mind the 15 long years of oppression, misrule, and misuse of powers, we can reasonably expect our political parties to act purely in the nation’s interests in this critical juncture of our history.
27 August 2024, 06:00 AM
What really caused the floods?
In 20 long years, I haven't found anyone who started “anti-India” protests by bringing up floods, till now.
27 August 2024, 05:00 AM